Seawater Pollution Prevention Law

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The land and environmental protection organ and the relevant organs shall be equipped with modern material and technical means and administer the work of preventing seawater pollution on a planned basis. Article 3 (Water quality protection zone) The State shall designate water quality protection zones with a view to specially protecting certain areas of the sea;¢ The water quality protection zones shall be designated by the Cabinet. Article 4 (Maintenance of water quality protection zone) Institutions, enterprises, and organizations shall not, in the water quality protection zones, conduct prospecting or install structures that may pollute the seawater therein. Article 5 (Document of environmental impact assessment) Institutions, enterprises and organizations that wish to construct ports, fuel storage, atomic power plants and the like by the sea shall submit a document of environmental impact assessment to the land and environmental protection organ. 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Article 10 (Regular maintenance and check of equipment) Institutions, enterprises and organizations that are engaged in the prospecting or exploiting sea resources shall regularly maintain and check their equipment so that no oil leakage may occur in the course of the .operation thereof. Technically defective equipment and installations shall not be used. Article 11 (Anti-pollution facilities) The institutions, enterprises and organizations concerned shall be equipped with appropriafe anti-pollution facilities corresponding to the categories and tonnage of the ships. · Ships without the designated anti-pollution facilities shall not sail. Article 12 (Discarding of waste produced by ships) Waste produced by a ship at sea shall not be di~carded in the sea. In case pollutants produced by a ship at a port are to be discarded, approval thereof shall be obtained from the port supervisory organ. Article 13 (Overhaul of loading and unloading facilities and oil containers) In case oil is to be loaded or unloaded from a ship, the institutions, enterprises and organizations concerned shall overhaul the facilities and containers to be used. Article 14 (Notification of toxic substances) The institutions, enterprises and organizations that .ship toxic substances shall notify the port supervisory organ of the quantity and concentration thereof. Toxic substances shall not be loaded or unloaded without the approval of the port supervisory organ. Article 15 (Prevention of pollution in the event of accidents on ships) The institutions, enterprises or organizations that operate ships shall prevent accidents . by observing the sailing order. In case· an accident occurs on a ship, immediate notification thereof shall be made to the relevant organ and measures taken to prevent the seawater from being polluted. 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Institutions, enterprises and organizations shall provide information required by the land and environmental protection organ and the relevant organ. Article 19 (Scientific research) The land and environmental protection . organ and the relevant scientific research institution shall strengthen research work for the prevention of seawater pollution and actively introduce the advanced scientific and technological achievements. Article 20 (Guidance) The work of preventing seawater pollution shall be placed under the guidance of the central land and environmental protection guidance organ and the relevant organ under the unified direction of the Cabinet. The central land and environmental protection guidance organ and the relevant organ shall regularly supervise and control the work of preventing seawater pollution. Article 21 (Provision of conditions) The State planning organ, the labor administration organ, the material supply organ and other relevant organs shall provide in time the manpower, equipment and materials needed for the prevention of seawater pollution. Article 22 (Supervision and control) Supervision and control of the work of preventing seawater pollution shall be undertaken by the land and environmental protection organ and the relevant supervisory and control organ. The land and environmental protection organ and the relevant supervisory and control organ shall establish a proper system of monitoring the sea and strengthen supervision and control of the work of preventing seawater pollution. Article 23 (Removal of equipment, suspension of operation of ships) In case sea resources are prospected or exploited or a vessel is operated in violation I of the regulations concerning the prevention of seawater pollution, the equipment in question shall be removed and the operation of the vessel suspended . Ar.tide 24 (Sal)-ction) Whoever has engaged in the act ur polluting seawater shall be ordered to restore it to the original state, fined or made to compensate.: for the damages. Article 25 (Administrative or penal liability) Officials of the institutions, enterprises and organizations and individual citizens who are resp·onsible for the grave consequences caused through their violation of this Law shall, depending on the gravity of the offence, be liable to administrative or penal responsibility. 613